Valve



Nov. 7, 1939. J. W. MacCLATCl-E 2,178,876

VALVE Filed May 28, 1937 gbwv W MACQA 701/5,

IN VENTOR.

A TTORNE Y Patented Nov. 7, 1939 "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

7 John w. MacClatchie, Newhall, Calif., assignor is MacClatchie Manufacturing Company ofCali- I fornia, Compton, Calif a corporation of Cali-" fornia I Application May 2a, 1937, Serial Na.-145,25z I 4 Claims. (01. 251-127) Myinvention relatesto valves such as are used in slush pumps and the like, and of the type disflick-- valve seat, thereby providin a valve which will withstand considerable usage.

Another object of my invention is to provide a valve which is light inconstruction, so that the valve may be seated with a minimum'of p0unding action.

Another object ofmy invention is to provide a valve which is provided with an air chamber which is sealed off, so that no fluid, mud or other material can get into the air chamber.

Another object 'of'my invention is to provide a valve with an air chamberin which the air chamher is automatically sealed off when the valve is assembled. I Y

'going, will be set forth atlength in the following descrlption where I shall outline a form of the invention, which I haveselected for illustration in the drawing accompanying and forming a partof the present specification. In the said drawing, I have shown one form of my invention, but it is to be understood that I do 'not limit myself to such form, since the invention, as expressed in the claims, may be embodied in a large plurality of forms.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational sectional view of the valve, partly broken away.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the valve, partly broken away. I

Figure 3 is a plan view of the valve seat.

The seat for the valve may be mounted in a usual exhaust or intake port in the valve chest of a pump structure as shown in Figure 1 of the above mentioned Hickerson patent, the bore of the port preferably tapering-slightly so that the valve seat may be readily fixed therein.

The valve seat is somewhat similar to the valve seat shown and described in my above mentioned patent. The valve seat is made of a wear resisting material, such as a suitable metal. The

formed with ribs I! which extendtoward the of an inverted V. 1

center of the annulus where they terminate in an axial guide bearing 14. f ably circumferentially spaced to permit passage The ribs ii are suitof a fluid through the bore II of the valve seat and therefore may comprise'one pair of ribs as shown in Figure 3. J

In'order to provide avalve seat in which a minimum of material will be caught-between the g valve and the valve seat, the-seating surface of the annulus 12 1s preferably provided. with a 'ridge formed'by the intersection of two faces. It;

and il'which faces are preferably at a substantial'angle'to each'other, and may be inthe form The faces l6 and I1 ofthe annulus l2 and the upper surface of the ribs l3 form a seating surface for thevalve, and this seating surface preferably tapers downwardly from the. upper end of the face I! of the annulus l2 to the outer periph-.

ery of the guide bearing H as shown in Figure 1.

As stated above, one of the features of myinvention is that it provides a valve with an air chamber which is sealed off so that no material I I 1 can'get into the air chamber. As an example of .My invention has many otherobjects, advantages, and features; some of which, with the fore- 22 may be-of wear resisting material such as a suitable metal. The valve body 20 is provided, with a depending axial guide rod 23 which is adapted for sliding engagement in the guide bearing it and the lower side of the valve body is provided with a tapering seating surface 24 which is adapted to engage theseating surface formed by a part of face I1 and the ribs it. The

II valve'body 20 is also provided with a hub 25, the

inner part of which is hollowas indicated by the numeral 26, and the upper-outer partof whichis provided with threads ,21. The valve body 20 is also provided with an=annular groove" and an annular shoulder 29.

- The packing insert 2|. may befof suitable resilient material such as rubber and may be in the form of an annular disc. The packing insert is provided with a bore 30 annular shoulders 3| and 32, annular grooves 43 and 44, and seating I surfaces 33, 34, 35, and 88. The packing insert is adapted to'be mounted on the valve body 20 with the inner edges of the packing insert'abutting the outer edge of the hub 25, the shoulder 31 of the insert extending into the annular groove 28 of the valve body, and either seating. surfaces 33 and 24' or seating surfaces 35 and it in operative position. The seatingsurfaces "and 35, and and .36, are of such shape that they are Y 1 mud or other ribs l3 and the inner portion the seating surfaces flland ll engage the faces It and H the pressure of-the rubber against the when the valve is 2 adapted to tightly flt against the faces I and II respectively of the valve seat.

The valve cap 22 is provided with an annular flange 31, an annular groove 42 and a hub 38, the outside of which is threaded as at 30, and the inside of which is hollow as indicated by the numeral 4!. The valve cap is also provided with a fluted stem ll.

As the valve cap 22 is tightly threaded into the valve body 20, the annular flange 31 of the valve engages the upper groove 44 of the packing 2i and clamps the packing insert between the shoulder 4! of the cap 22 tions indicated by the numerals 26 and Ill. Mud, liquid, or other material is thereby prevented from entering the air chamber, evenat the high pressures at which the valve is adapted to operate.

It will readily be seen that dueto the shape of the valve seat and the valve, atminimum of material will be caught between the valve and the valve seat when the valve is closed. This is due in part to the fact that the material on the valve seat has, less distance to travel in order todrop of! the valve seat thanin conventional valves. The relatively steep angle of the faces l8 and i1 greatly contributes to the improvedopemtion and wear resisting qualities of my valve.

30 respectively, so that either pair of said surfaces is adapted to be placed in operative position, and

therefore the packinginsert 2| may be reversed slightly before, theseating surface 2| of the valve body engages the seating surface of the faces causes the periphery of the packing insert to be compressed and thereby insures a tight seal;

The valve is provided with an air. chamber between the valve cap 22 and the valve body 20, and

the valve is made as light as possible in order Y to reduce the pounding action on the valve seat closing and thereby reduces the distortion on the seating faces of the, valve and the valve seat, and in order to effect a quicker closing action of the valve by means of the conventional spring. The advantage of a quicker mud is reduced, resulting in a more efficient pump.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, ad-v vantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and

while I have described the principle of operation,

together with the form which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the articles shown are merely illustrative, and that the invention is not to be limited to the details disclosed herein but is to be accorded the full scope-V of the appended claims. 1 a

I claim: r a '1. Avalve comprising a valve can including an annular flange, an annular groove, and a threaded hub, the inside of said hub being hollow, a valve body including an annular flange, an annular and the shoulder 28 of the valve body 20, and thereby tightly seals'oif theair chamber which is formed by the hollow por-'- The seating surfaces 33 and 34 are similar to the seating surfaces 35 and of the face". As

grooves of said valve cap and valve body and oppositely disposed grooves into which the annular flange of said valve cap and valve body are adapted to extend when said valve is assembled, said valve cap and said valve bodv, being adapted to be screwed together when said packing insert is mounted in position, and form an air chamber between said valve cap and said valve body, and

said packlnginsert sealing 01! said air chamber when said valve cap and valve body are tightly screwed together.

2. A valve adapted for operation with fluids under high pressures, said valve embodying a valve body having a hollow portion, said valve body providing an annular valve seat engaging surface of wear resisting material and being formed with an annular flange therearound, a

valve cap' having a hollow portion and being formed with an annular flange therearound, said valve cap being removably secured to saidjvalve body with the hollow portions of the'valve and body together forming a completely closed air I chamber within the valve of a large volume relative to the valve displacement, an annular flexible material packing member clamped between the body flange and the cap flange in position around the valve over and sealing the connecting joint between the valve body and cap to seal-off the air chamberjwithin the valve against passage of fluid under high pressure into said chamber, and saidflexible material packing member being extended beyond said body flange and providing a sealing surface for engaging a valve seatin cooperative relation with the wear resisting material seat engaging surface of the valve body.

3, A valve for slush pumps and the like adapted for operation with fluids at high pressures, said valve embodying a valve body formed withan annular flange-and a hub portion, said valve body and hub portion being hollow and the body providing an annular valve seat engaging surface of wear resisting material, a valve capformed with an annular flange and 'a'hub portion, said cap and hub portion being hollow and the cap being removably secured to the valve body with ,said hub portions joined together in concentric relationship and with said hollow cap and body together forming a completely closed air chamber within the valve of large volume relative to the valve displacement. and an annular packing member clamped between the annular flanges of the valve body and cap and being disposed around said hub portions over and sealing the joint there-between to seal-oil the air chamber within the valve from passage of fluid under high pressure thereinto, said packing insert being extended radially beyond saidflanges to form an annular seal around the valve for engaging a valve seat in cooperative relation with said annular wear resisting material 'valve seat engaging surface of the valve body.

4. A valve for slush pumps and the like adapted for operation with fluids at high pressures, said valve embodyi g a body providing a valve seat engaging surface of wear resisting material, and a valve cap secured to said valve body, said body and cap being, formed to provide a completely closed air chamber within the valve of large volume relative to the valve displacement when the body and cap are removably secured together in packing member providing a sealing surface adapted to engage a valve seat in cooperative relation with the wear resisting valve seat engaging surface of said valve body.

JOHN W. MACCLATCmE. 

